Fort Worth Dealing With Triple The Normal Amount Of Water Main Breaks

FORT WORTH (CBS11) – An unusually cold January (for North Texas) has left the City of Fort Worth swamped with water main breaks.
The city confirms old water pipes busted at a record-setting pace in the past month.
In a regular January, Fort Worth deals with about 70 to 75 water main breaks. This month, its had about 250.
“As the air temp stays below freezing for more than a day, then the water temp begins to drop, and the older cast iron pipes, we’ve noticed that they start to